Help Payday Cover the Brazilian Presidential Election
While many outlets, even on the left, have largely ignored the presidential election in Brazil — the world’s fourth-largest democracy — Payday has published in-depth,…
Articles by Mike Elk
At Lula’s 77th Birthday Party, Love & Division on Display
Lula’s 77th birthday party begins in Rio pic.twitter.com/1yq76zYcpA— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) October 27, 2022 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – It’s Lula’s 77th birthday, and the…
Brazilian Military Rebuffs Bolsonaro – Bolsonaro Claims Radio Station Favoring Lula – Lula Not Running Door-to-Door Campaign
Folks, Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where we are three days away from the presidential election. Brazilian Military Rebuffs Bolsonaro Earlier this year, Bolsonaro appointed…
Payday Has Filed 16 Dispatches from Brazil on the Presidential Elections
While many outlets, even on the left, have largely ignored the presidential election in Brazil — the world’s fourth-largest democracy — Payday has published in-depth,…
Living Pain on the 4th Anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – Today, marks the 4th anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre, in which 11 Jews were targeted by white…
Employer Intimidation Complaints Quadruples in Brazil Ahead of 2022 Election – Poll: Lula Leads 52% – 46%
Greetings from Payday Report’s temporary HQ in Rio de Janeiro, where we are four days out from the Brazilian presidential runoff election. AtlasIntel: Lula Leading…
Paramilitary Controlled Favelas Voted for Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – In Rio de Janeiro’s Cinelândia, the main plaza of Rio’s downtown district, Brazilian Socialist Party activist and geography teacher Lourenço…
Bolsonaro Ally Engages in Gunfight with Police – Brazilian Congress Moves to Criminalize Faulty Polling – Bolsonaro Required to Run Lula Fact Checks
Folks, Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where we are preparing for the last five days of campaigning before the runoff election this Sunday Bolsonaro Required…
In Bolsonaro’s Stronghold, the Metalworkers Union Fights for Survival
CURITIBA, BRASIL – “You never used to see flags like this,” says Renault worker Paulo Pissinini, my guide in Curitiba as he drives down one…
Datafolha: Lula 52% – Bolsonaro 48% – Pgh. Post-Gazette Strike Likely to Drag On – Kaiser Mental Health Strike
Greetings from São Paulo, where Payday is interviewing labor leaders as they prepare for the final week-long push for Lula ahead of Brazil’s runoff presidential…
30% of Pittsburgh NewsGuild Crosses Picket Line on 2nd Day of Strike – Intercept Brasil to Shut Down
Folks, Greetings from Curitiba in the South of Brazil, where I’ve been out interviewing workers ahead of the Brazilian presidential election next Sunday. Sorry not…
Rachel Phua tapped as the Bill Greider Fellow for Labor Reporting
When the legendary reporter Bill Greider died on Christmas Day in 2019, his New York Times obituary quoted an interview he gave to the Princeton…